Cotton file



June 5, 1923. 1,457,638

D. P. SKEL'IZON COTTON FILE.

Filed July 29 1920 gwuentoz DPSAezzm Patented June 5, 1923.

UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE.

COTTON FILE.

Application filed July 29, 1920. Serial No. 399,790.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID P. SKELTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Cotton File, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to filing, and more particularly to a system of filing sam les, the system being especially adapted for fi ing samples of cotton.

An object of the invention is to provide a filing system including a plurality of containers for containing cotton or the like, the containers having a novel arrangement of designating characters to display certain data with reference to the samples within the containers.

A further object of the invention is to arrange a plurality of containers of this character to be easily and efiiciently handled to enable the operator to readily observe the contents of a predetermined container.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made Within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a package of containers formed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 illustrates a side elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the containers employed in the system, which containers may be formed of linen, or other non-destructable material, but it is to be understood that the material of which the containers are formed, -may be changed tomeet various requirements.

Each of these containers includes a body portion formed into a pocket, the rear end thereof being turned over the side flaps 6, as at 7, to secure the side flaps together.

A mouth 8 is formed at one end of each of the containers, there being provided a tongue 9 extending beyond the mouth, the

tongue being ruled as indicated more clearly by Figure 1 of the drawing, to receive certain indicating characters by means of which the contents of a particular container may be readily and easily ascertained.

Openings 10 are formed in each containeradjacent the respective corners thereof, which openings are designed to receive the flexible securing member 11 which passes through the openings, the flexible member 11 being crossed under the bottom of a pack of the containers as indicated by Figure 3 of the drawing, the flexible member being also crossed over the upper container of the pack, where the same is formed into a tie as at 12.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the containers are arranged in stacks or packages, there being a predetermined number of containers in each stack, the tongues 9 of the containers overlying each other in a manner so that a person may, by raising the respective tongues locate a predetermined container, and by an observation of the designating characters thereof, the contents thereof may be readily and easily ascertained.

What is claimed as new is In a filing system, a plurality of superposed containers, said containers having openings disposed adjacent to the corners thereof, the openings of the containers adapted to register, a flexible connecting member extending through the openings and being crossed upon itself over the upper and lower containers, each of said containers having a tongue, said tongues overlying each other and being flexible to permit them to be moved to display the adjacent lower tongue.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID P. SKELTON.

Witnesses: I

T. J. KENNEDY B. N. ALBERTSON. V 

